| AIM |
Article I
The aim of the Party shall be to make all round development
of India in the political, economic, industrial, social,
cultural, agricultural sectors and to establish India
as global power keeping in view the multilingual, multifaceted,
multiethnic, rich culture and heritage of India.
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| Objective |
Article II
The objective of the Party shall be
(a) To uphold and adhere, with true faith and allegiance,
to the Constitution of India as by law established.
(b) To uphold and work for the furtherence of the principles
of Nationalism, Socialism, Secularism and Democrary.
(c) To eradicate illeteracy, poverty and injustice and
cause upliftment of the downtrodden by ensuring social
equality, awakening of the masses by peaceful means,
movement and participation in the lawful electoral process.
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| II
(A) Allegiance to the Constitution of India |
The All India Trinamool Congress bears true faith
and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law
established and to the principles of socialism, secularism
and democracy and would uphold the sovereignty, unity
and integrity of India.
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| II
(B) Party Flag |
The Flag of the All India Trinamool Congress shall
consist of three horizontal colours : saffron, white
and green with the picture of a symbol of “Flowers
and Grass” in blue in the centre. It shall be
made of certified Khadi.
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| Name |
Article III
The name of the Party shall be the ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL
CONGRESS. The Party shall have its own flag, logo, symbol
and a National Headquarter at such place as the Party
shall deem fit and proper. The Pradesh Trinamool Congress
Committee shall ordinarily be constituted in the Pradeshes
named below with the headquarters mentioned against
each.
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Pradesh |
Head
Quarters |
| 1. |
Andhra |
Hyderabad |
| 2. |
Arunachal |
Itanagar |
| 3. |
Assam |
Guwahati |
| 4. |
Bihar |
Patna |
| 5. |
Delhi |
Delhi |
6.
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Goa |
Goa |
7.
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Gujrat |
Ahmedabad |
| 8. |
Haryana |
Chandigarh |
| 9. |
Himachal |
Simla |
| 10. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Srinagar |
| 11. |
Karnataka |
Bangalore |
| 12. |
Kerala |
Tiruvananthapuram |
| 13. |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
| 14. |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
| 15. |
Manipur |
Imphal |
| 16. |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| 17. |
Mizoram |
Aizawal |
| 18. |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
| 19. |
Orissa |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 20. |
Punjab |
Chandigarh |
| 21. |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
| 22. |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
| 23. |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
| 24. |
Tripura |
Agartala |
| 25. |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
| 26. |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
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| III
(A) Constituents |
The All India Trinamool Congress will include the
plenary and special sessions of the Congress and,
(i) The All India Trinamool Congress Committee
(ii) The Working Committee
(iii) Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee
(iv) District Trinamool Congress Committee
(v) Committees subordinate to the District Trinamool
Congress Committeess like Part / Booth / Ward / Anchal
/ Town / Block / Constituency Committees to be determined
by the Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committees concerned.
(B) The Territorial Trinamool Congress shall be constituted
in the territories named below within Head Quarters
mentioned against each.
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Territory |
Head
Quarters |
| 1. |
Andaman & Nicobar Island |
Port Blair |
| 2. |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
| 3. |
Darda & Nagar Haveli |
Selvasa |
| 4. |
Daman & Diu |
Moti Daman |
| 5. |
Pondichery |
Pondichery |
6.
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Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
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| MEMBERSHIP |
Article IV
The membership of the Party shall comprise of :
(a) Grassroot members enrolled under Article V hereof
(b) Office Bearers and members of the Executive Committee
of every Part / Booth, Polling Station / Town / Block
/ Assembly / District / State Committees / National
Working Committee and on any other local committees
and Associate organisations in whatever name they are
called owing allegiance to the Party elected under Article
VII hereof.
(c) Office Bearers and members of the State Working
Committees of the Party.
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| ENROLMENT
OF GRASSROOT (PRIMARY) MEMBER & PROCEDURE THEREOF |
Article V
(a) Any person who has completed his 18th birthday on
the 1st day of January of the relevant year and who
believes in the aim and object of the Party mentioned
in Article I & II hereof shall be eligible to become
a grassroot member of the Party provided that his/her
name is duly recorded in the voter’s list of that
part/booth where he / she is ordinarily the resident.
(b) Any person who is eligible to be a member of the
Party in terms of clause (a) hereof shall apply in the
prescribed form.
(c) Upon completion and filling-up the prescribed form
mentioned in clause (b) hereof, the intending member
shall pay a sum of Rs. 5/-(Five) only (non-refundable)
along with two copies of the prescribed form as aforesaid
to the Receiving Officials appointed for the purpose.
(d) Upon receipt of the said amount of Rs. 5/- (five)
only and the two copies of completed application form
the Receiving Official shall acknowledge receipt of
same in the 2nd copy and handover the same to the applicant.
(e) The receiving official shall maintain a register
showing the date, name and amount received from the
intending number. The receiving official shall endorse
the serial number of the intending member in the register
on the said second copy handed over to the member. The
application may be handed over personally or through
a duly authorised representative of intending members.
(f) The term of membership, shall be from 1st of January
of the year or from the date of enrollment of a member
upto 31st December of the very year.
(g) The said second copy duly receipted as aforesaid
shall be treated for all purposes as Certificate of
Grassroot Membership of such applicant. Provided always
the State Executive or such person as may be duly authorised
by the National Working Committee shall have full authority
to refuse / reject / cancel such membership application
duly recording the reasons thereof and in such case
the said sum of Rs. 5/- shall be forfeited. The reason
will be communicated to the applicant, if so asked for
in writing.
(h) Permanent Register of members within their jurisdiction
shall be maintained by every Block / Constituency and
District Trinamool Congress Committee with copies to
the Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee, as per prescribed
rules.
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| RENEWAL
OF MEMBERSHIP |
Article VI
All Grassroot members, shall renew their membership
every year upon payment of a sum of Rs. 5/- for which
a receipt shall be granted on the said second copy by
the receiving official of the unit of which the said
primary member is a member.
In the event of failure to renew his membership on or
before 31st December every year (or within such extended
time as may be notified) the name of the said grassroot
member shall be deemed to be struck off the Register
of Member and there upon automatically the member shall
cease to be a member of the Party.
Separate Registers of all such members and votes shall
be maintained at all the units of the Party and the
State Level and shall be made up to date by 30th June
every year. Such Registers of members shall remain in
charge of the General Secretary in charge of membership.
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| RIGHT
TO VOTE |
Article VII
A grassroot member shall be entitled to contest the
election of office bearers of the Executive Committee
of the part / booth / polling station / Town / Block
/ Assembly / District / State Executive / National Working
Committee.
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MEMBER
OF OFFICE BEARERS OF
THE NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE &
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
Article VIII
The day to day work, administration, function to implement
the aim, object, policies, programme and movement of
the party shall be looked after by the executive committee
of the party in aforesaid structure as the case may
be with the following minimum number of members. State
Executive Committee shall be entitled to increase the
numbers of its office bearers upto the Block level depending
upon the exigencies of the situation. National Working
Committee shall be entitled to increase the number of
office bearers of State Executive Committee according
to the exigencies of the situation.
(a) For Part / Booth / Polling Station – atleast
7 members
(b) For Ward / Anchal – atleast 7 members
(c) For Town / Block – atleast 15 members
(d) For Assembly Constituency 1 President and No. of
members will depend upon the administrative jurisdiction
of the Assembly. One from each Town / Block + Ex-Officer
is member.
(e) For District – atleast 21 members
(f) State Executive – atleast 21members
(g) National Working Committee consisting of 20 members
(h) AITC – No. of Office bearers are to be determined
by Chairman / Chairperson.
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| ELECTION
OF OFFICE BEARERS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
Article IX
(a) POLLING BOOTH
Voter members of the respective booth shall form a collective
electoral college shall elect the office bearers of
the polling booth committees. Unless such election by
unanimous, the votes shall be taken by secret ballot.
The election shall be on the basis of a simple majority
of votes received by the contesting candidates and the
results will be announced forthwith.
(b) WARD / ANCHAL
Voter members of the respective Ward / Anchal Committee
shall collectively form an electoral college. The members
of the said electoral college shall elect the office
bearers of the Ward / Anchal Committee. Unless the election
be unanimous, the votes shall be taken by secret ballot.
The election shall be on the basis of a simple majority
of votes received by the contesting candidates and the
results will be announced forthwith.
(c) TOWN / BLOCK
Voter members of the respective Town / Block Committee
shall form collectively an electoral college. The members
of the said electoral college shall elect the office
bearers of the polling booth committee. Unless the election
be unanimous, the votes shall be taken by secret ballot.
The election shall be on the basis of a simple majority
of votes received by the contesting candidates and the
results will be announced forthwith.
The said electoral college shall also elect one member
(he/she may not be from that Town / Block) for representing
the concerned Town / Block in the parent body of the
State. The said electoral college shall also elect another
4 (four) members being voter members within the Town
/ Block to the concerned District Committee. The electoral
college shall also elect one member apart from the President
of Town / Block Committee for the purpose of representing
the Assembly Constituency Committee. The President of
the Town / Block Committee shall be the Ex-Officio member
of the Assembly Constituency.
(d) ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY COMMITTEE
The elected members from the Town / Block Committes
along with the Ex-Officio member for the purpose of
representing the Assembly Constituency Committees shall
collectively form an electoral college. The members
of the said electoral college shall elect the office
bearers of the Assembly Constituency Committee. Unless
the election be unanimous, the vote shall be on the
basis of a simple majority of votes received by the
contesting candidates and the results will be announced
forthwith.
It is also pertinent to mention that any voter member
from the State may contest for the post of president
of the Assembly Constituency Committee. But in that
case, the concerned contesting candidate will not have
any voting right in the election of the President of
the said Assembly Constituency Committee.
(e) DISTRICT COMMITTEE
The elected members of the Town / Block for the purpose
of representing the District Committee will collectively
form an electoral college. The members of the said electoral
college shall elect the office bearers of the District
Committee. Unless the election be unanimous, the votes
shall be taken by secret ballot. The election shall
be on the basis of a simple majority of votes received
by the contesting candidates and the results will be
announced forthwith.
The President of the Assembly segment within the concerned
district will be as an Ex-Officio Secretariat member
of the District committee.
(f) STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The elected members from the different Town / Block
Committees for the purpose of representing the State
parent body will collectively form an electoral college.
The members shall elect office bearers of the State
Executive Committee. Unless the election be unanimous,
the votes shall be on the basis of the simple majority
of votes received by the contesting candidates and the
results will be announced forthwith.
The District President will always be the Ex-Officio
Secretariat Member of the State Executive Committee.
But, in case of any policy making decision the said
ex-officio member shall not have any voting right, other
than election of office bearers of the State Executive
Committee.
Article IX A
ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS
Of the 7 (seven) members of the respective State electoral
college, 1 (one) will be treated as a member of the
AITC. Any voter member (he may not be a member of the
said electoral college) may contest for the AITC. But,
in that case, he will have to secure the support from
8 (eight) members of the said electoral college. Parliamentary
Party, Legislative Party & Councillors Party of
any Metropolitan city will be treated as a State electoral
college. All M.P.s are Ex-Office members of the AITC.
Every 7 MLAs are entitled to elect one member for the
AITC in case of Corporator, 14 Corporators are entitled
to elect one member of AITC.
B The elected members from different States for the
AITC will collectively form an electoral college. That
electoral college will elect another 9 (nine) members
for the purpose to form working committee. However,
in the event of Election the voting shall be by secret
ballot.
It is pertinent to mention also that in case of a State
on which our Party is not treated as a recognised State
Party, by the Election Commission, the said elected
members from the concerned State shall not be eligible
for membership of AITC.
Each member of the said electoral college shall have
10 (ten) votes.
C. Every member of the AITC shall pay an annual subscription
of Rs. 200/- and shall obtain a receipt thereof.
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| TRINAMOOL
CONGRESS SESSOIN |
Article X
(a) A Session of the Trinamool Congress shall ordinarily
be held once in three years at the time and place decided
upon by the Working Committee or the AITC, as the case
may be called Plenery Session.
(b) A Session of the Trinamool Congress shall be held
incase the AITC so decides to be called as Special Session.
(c) The District Trinamool Congress Committee in whose
jurisdiction the Session is held, shall make such arrangement
for holding the Trinamool Congress Session as be deemed
necessary, and for the purpose shall form a preparatory
Committee President of such District Trinamool Congress
Committee will be the ex-officio Chairman of the Preparatory
Committee and other office bearers from among its own
members.
(d) In case there is any elected Legislator in the area
in which the Session will be held than he will be declared
as the Chairman of the Reception Committee. Incase the
Local Municipality / Corporation is being run by the
Party, then the Municipal Chairman shall be the Ex-Officio
convener of the Reception Committee. However, if there
is no Legislature or Municipality then no Reception
Committee will be formed.
(e) The Preparatory Committee shall collect funds for
the expenses of the Session and shall make all necessary
arrangements for the reception and accommodation of
delegates, it may also make necessary arrangements for
the visitors.
(f) The receipts and disbursements of the Preparatory
Committee shall be audited by an auditor or auditors
appointed by the Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee,
and the Statement of Accounts together with the audit
report shall be submitted by the Pradesh Trinamool Congress
Committee to the Working Committee within six months
of the conclusion of the Session.
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| POWER
AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN / CHAIRPERSON |
Article XI (A)
(i) The Chairman / Chairperson shall be the Supreme
of the Association Body.
(ii) The Chairman / Chairperson shall co-opt 10 (ten)
perons in National Working Committee who shall have
their full voting right for one year, tenure of the
member may be extended.
(iii) The Chairman / Chairperson shall have the power
to decide the National Agenda for all purposes, i.e.
economic, social and political including election under
the Election Commission of India.
(iv) The Chairman / Chairperson may constitute a new
Pradesh, abolish an existing Pradesh / District merge
with any existing Pradesh into one of assign to a Pradesh
a District and / or portion or portions of Districts
from any other Pradesh.
(v) The Chairman / Chairperson of the National Working
Committee is authorised to appoint 1 (one) Returning
Officer for the National Body and 1 (one) Returning
Officer for the Pradesh for holding Party elections.
(vi) The Respective Pradesh Returning Officer shall
appoint the District Returning Officers and the Block
Returning Officers.
(vii) The Returning Officer and the Pradesh Returning
Officer will not be able to contest in any election
at any tier of the organisation and will also not be
coopted in any tier by any body for six month. |
| POWER
AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY & JOINT SECRETARY |
(B)
Each General Secretary shall discharge his duties as
per the directives of the Chairperson. Each Joint Secretary
shall assist the General Secretary.
General Secretary / Joint Secretary may be appointed
from outside of the National Working Committee members
(provided active member of any State) by the Chairperson.
But in that case, they shall have no voting right in
the Working Committee.
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| FUNCTION
OF THE TREASURER |
(C)
The Treasurer shall be in-charge of the funds of the
association / body and shall maintain all expenditure
and income of the organisation.
The Treasurer shall always be a member of the National
Working Committee. |
| DONATION
AND SUBSCRIPTION |
Article XII
(a) The State Executive Committee shall be entitled
to accept donation from donors willing to donate by
account payee cheque or bank draft in the name of the
respective concerned Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee.
All money including donation, membership subscription
and renewal fees shall be deposited in such Bank Account
to be operated by such member as may be decided by the
resolution of the Respective / concerned State Executive
Committee. But before opening any Bank Account, prior
approval must be taken from the National Working Committee
in writing.
(b) Each District Executive Committee shall contribute
such sums out of the subscription and donations received
by it to the State Executive Committee as may be mutually
determined by the District Executive Committees and
State Executive Committee from time to time.
Each State Executive Committee shall grant and handover
such funds as it thinks fit to the executive Committee
of the other tiers of the Party earmarking the same
for distribution upto the grassroots level for spending
the same for party and other social help to the people.
All donations of any kind shall be received and accepted
only at the State level. No donations of any kind shall
be accepted at any other unit their without the prior
approval of the State Executive Committee in writing.
Donation does not include subscriptions given by the
members.
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| FUNCTIONS
OF THE NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE |
Article XIII
(a) The National Working Committee shall consist of
the Chairman / Chairperson of the Trinamool Congress
and 19 other members of whom 9 members will be elected
by the AITC, as per rules prescribed by the National
Working Committee and the rest shall be appointed by
the Chairman / Chairperson. Leader of the Parliamentary
Party and all leaders of Legislator Parties in the respective
states will be ex-officio members of National Working
Committee with full voting right. The Chairman / Chairperson
shall appoint a treasurer and one or more General Secretaries
from amongst the members of the National Working Committee.
The Chairman / Chairperson will have power to appoint
one or more Secretaries / Joint Secretaries from elected
members of the AITC. The Secretaries / Joint Secretaries
will discharge the duties as may be assigned to them
by the Chairman / Chairperson. Ordinarily members of
the National Working Committee will be appointed from
amongst the members of the AITC but in special cases,
deligates who are not members of the AITC may be appointed
; provided however that a delegate so appointed shall
cease to be a member of the National Working Committee
if he is not elected as member of the AITC within six
months of his appointment.
(b) The quorum for a meeting of the Working Committee
shall be seven.
(c) The National Working Committee shall be the highest
executive authority of the Trinamool Congress and shall
have the power to carry out the policies and programmes
laid down by the Trinamool Congress and by the AITC
and shall be responsible to the AITC. It shall be the
final authority in all matters regarding interpretation
and application of the provisions of this Constitution.
(d) The Working Committee shall place before every meeting
of theAITC a report of the proceedings of the previous
meeting of the AITC and also the agenda of the business
for the meeting and shall allot time for non-official
resolutions of which due notice may have been given
by the members of the AITC in accordance with rules
prescribed in that behalf.
(e) The Working Committee may appoint one or more auditors
or inspectors of other officers to examine the records,
papers and account books of all committees and organisaitons.
It shall be incumbent on all such committees and organisation
to furnish all the required information to the auditors,
inspectors or other officers and to give them access
to all offices, accounts and other records.
(f) The Working Committee shall have the power :
(i) to frame rules for the proper working of the organisation.
Such rules shall, as early as possible, be placed for
the consideration of the AITC.
(ii) To issue instructions not inconsistent with the
Constitution and frame rules in all matters not otherwise
provided for
(iii) To superintendent, direct and control all Pradesh
Trinamool Congress Committees and Subordinate Committees
as well as the Reception Committees.
(iv) To take such disciplinary action as it may deem
fit against a Committee other than the AITC or an individual.
(v) The Working Committee shall have the accounts of
the AITC audited annually by an auditor or auditors
appointed by the AITC every year.
(g) The working Committee shall fix the date by which
the formation of Subordinate, District, Pradesh and
All India Trinamool Congress shall be completed.
(h) The Working Committee shall constitute a Trust for
holding immovable properties belonging to the All India
Trinamool Congress. The Board of Trustees of the said
Trust shall be appointed by the Working Committee and
shall comprise of not less than five nor more than nine
Trustees including the Chairman and the other ex-officio
trustees. The Chairman / Chairperson of the Trinamool
Congress shall be Chairman (ex-officio) of the Trust
and the Treasurer of the AITC and the General Secretary
incharge of Administration of AITC shall be ex-officio
members of the Board. The term of the members of the
Board of Trustees other than the Chairman and the other
two other ex-officio Trustees shall be three years.
The properties shall be held in the name of the said
Trust and if that be not possible in a certain case
/ cases, then in such manner as directed by the Working
Committee.
(i) To meet any special situation the National Working
Committee shall have the power to take such action in
the interest of the Trinamool Congress as it may deem
fit, provided however that if any action is taken which
is beyond the power of the National Working Committee
as defined in this Constitution, it shall be submitted
as early as possible to the AITC for ratification but
not later than six months.
(j) The office bearers of the State Executive Committee
shall perform all such duties as may be assigned to
each of them by the Executive Committee.
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| FUNCTIONS
OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
Article XIV
(a) The State Executive Committee will plan, co-ordinate,
organise, give publicity and orchestrate the aim, object,
policies, and strategy of the Party and shall be overall
in charge of the Party,
(b) All Resolutions passed in the Session of the AITC
shall be binding on all the units of the Party.
(c) The State Executive Committee shall hold an annual
general meeting (AGM) every year at a venue and time
it thinks fit and proper.
(d) All members elected for the parent body by the Town
/ Block Committee of that State shall be entitled to
attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Each member shall have 1 (one) vote provided his subscription
has been paid up to date with all arrears, if any.
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| AUDIT
AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
Article XV
(a) Each unit of the Party shall cause the accounts
of the Party to be maintained on receipts and expenses
basis and get the same audited every year within 30th
June of the next year. A copy of the audited accounts
or summary thereof shall be sent to the National Working
Committee within 31st August of every year.
(b) Executive Committee of the lower tiers shall maintain
regular books of account on receipts and expense basis
and get the same audited by Chartered Accountant every
year within 30th September of the next year.
(c) The National Working Committee shall maintain books
of accounts of receipts and expenses and get the same
audited by a Chartered Accountant every year within
31st December of the next year. It shall be the duty
of the National Working Committee to fill in the Income
Tax, Wealth Tax and Election Commission Returns whenever
necessary under the law of the land.
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| MAIN
ASSOCIATE ORGANS OF THE PARTY |
Article XVI
The main bodies or organs of the Party shall comprise
of the following :
(a) Trinamool Trade Union Congress
(b) Trinamool Youth Congress
(c) Trinamool Kishan Congress
(d) Trinamool Minority Congress
(e) Trinamool Sarkari Karmachari Congress
(f) Trinamool Teachers Congress
(g) Trinamool Students Congress
(h) Trinamool Mazdoor Congress for organised labour
(i) Trinamool Mahila Congress
(j) Trinamool Congress Legal Cell
(k) Trinamool Congress SC / ST & OBC Cell
(l) Trinamool Congress Medical Cell
(m) Trinamool Congress Sports Cell
(n) Trinamool Congress Publicity Cell
(o) Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party
(p) Trinamool Congress Cultural Cell
(q) Trinamool Congress Legislative Party
(r) Trinamool Congress Councillors Party
(s) Trinamool Congress Economic Cell
Members of the aforesaid bodies of the party except
Trinamool Student Congress must and shall be member
of the Party.
These bodies shall be governed by Party Rules and Regulations
framed by the State Executive Committee.
Members of Trinamool Student Congress shall be exempted
from the age restriction stated in Article V (a) hereof.
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| GENERAL
PROVISIONS NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN ABOVE CONTAINED |
Article XVII
(a) The Treasurer of each unit shall be in-charge of
the funds of the Party and shall be responsible for
keeping proper accounts of the investments, income and
expenditure.
(b) The General Secretaries of the units shall be in
charge of day to day working and administration of the
unit and shall be responsible and answerable to the
President and Vice President of the Unit of the Party.
(c) Unless the situation demands otherwise the General
Secretaries of the Unit shall sign all letters and Correspondences.
(d) The General Secretaries of the Unit shall monitor,
inspect office bearers of the Unit and shall forthwith
report to the State Executive Committee about death,
resignation and prolonged absence of a member from India
and take appropriate steps accordingly in consultation
with the State Executive Committee.
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| POWER
OF SUSPENSION OF COMMITTEE |
Article XVIII
The National Working Committee in appropriate cases,
if it deems fit and proper, shall have the power to
suspend any State Executive Committee up to the Block
level and direct for holding of elections for constituting
a fresh State Committee. Once selected, the Committee
shall hold office for 5 (Five) years. Upon supercession
of an Executive Committee of an unit up to Zilla level,
the State Executive Committee shall intimate such facts
forthwith to the National Working Committee.
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| POWER
TO FORM COMMITTEES OR CELLS |
Article XIX
For smooth functioning of the Party the District Executive
Committee and State Executive Committee and all other
units with the approval of the National Committees form
cells if it may deem fit and proper.
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| POWER
TO AMEND |
Article XX
This Constitution can be amended, altered and rescinded
at the Session of AITC by two third majority of the
members present and voting in such Sessions. All other
resolutions in the Session shall be passed by a simple
majority.
The Resolution for altering, amending and rescinding
this Constitution must be given 30 (thirty) days before
holding of the annual general meeting at the office
of the National Working Committee in writing. |
| RULE
MAKING POWER |
Article XI
(a) The National Working Committee shall have power
to frame rules, regulations for the units, associate
bodies, issue instructions for proper working of the
Constitution holding of election every 5 years, holding
of Annual General Meeting and in all matters not otherwise
provided for.
(b) To superintend, direct and control all units of
the Party.
(c) To take such disciplinary action as it may deem
fit against any committee or individual for misconduct,
willful neglect or default and from a committee therefore.
(d) The terms of reference of the Disciplinary Committee
so constituted by the National Working Committee may
be altered / modified from time to time as may be deemed
fit by the National Committee.
(e) Detail procedures of the Disciplinary Committee
for conducting enquiry shall be drafted by the members
of the Disciplinary Committee subject to approval of
the National Working Committee. |
| RULES |
(Constitution as amended on 9th August’1998)
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article XXI of
the Party Constitution, the National Working Committee
makes the following Rules for conduct of the functions
entrusted with the various units and associate bodies.
RULE 1.
Short title, Commencement and application :
(j) These Rules may be called All India Trinamool Congress
Party Rules, 2000.
(ii) They shall come into force from the 1st June’2000.
(iii) They shall, unless otherwise provided in the rules,
be applicable to State, District Assembly (Town / Block),
Ward / Anchal levels and also Part / Booth levels.
RULE 2.
The State Executive Committee, the District Committees,
the Assembly Committees, the Town / Block Committees,
the Ward / Anchal Committees and the Part / Booth /
Polling Station Committees will abide by the Constitution
in letter as well as in spirit.
RULE 3.
The number of members and office-bearers of the Committees
will be as specified in Article VII of the Constitution.
The National Working Committee shall have the power
to amend it in keeping with the development from time
to time.
RULE 4
The procedure for enrolment of Grass Root (Primary)
member is as specified in the Article V of the Constitution.
For the entitlement to vote and to contest election
a grass root (Primary) member will have to satisfy the
condition that he / she was enrolled at least 20 (twenty)
grass root members including himself / herself of the
same booth of which he / she is such a member.
The condition of entitlement extends to elections of
office bearers of the committees mentioned in Rule 2.
This will also apply Mutatis Mutandis to the election
of the National Working Committee.
RULE 5.
The State Executive Committee, which has tenure of Five
years, will hold election every Five years and will
ensure proper functioning according to the Constitution,
hold annual general meetings and keep the National Committee
fully appraised of the actions taken in all organisational
matters.
RULE 6. DISCIPLINARY RULES
(i) Disciplinary Committee appointed by the National
Working Committee has all powers of investigation /
enquiry of complaints against a member / unit and recommendation
of final disciplinary action on such member / unit delegated
on it by the National Working Committee. Disciplinary
Committee may suspend or showcause against concerned
member / unit pending enquiry. If the situation merit,
such a course of action in the opinion of Disciplinary
Committee.
(ii) The State Executive Committee will be responsible
for maintaining discipline in the units in the sub-state
levels. In the case of any indiscipline, misconduct
or anti-party activity noticed by the State Executive
Committee, it shall take such disciplinary actions against
the erring committee or individual member as are deemed
proper.
(iii) The State Committee may form a sub-committee for
the purposes of clause (ii) above. The sub Committee
shall cause an enquiry into the matter and may suspend
the member concerned pending enquiry, if the situation,
merits such a course of action depending upon the gravity
of the allegation.
(iv) The State committee shall also bring to the notice
of the National Working Committee any instance of indiscipline,
misconduct or anti-party activity of any member of the
National Working Committee with appropriate recommendations.
(v) On receipt of any recommendation in cases covered
by clause (iii) above, the National Committee shall
deliberate upon the matter, and if it be so decided.
Shall cause an enquiry into the matter and the member
concerned may be suspended pending enquiry, if the situation
merits such a course of action depending upon the gravity
of the allegation / office. The National Committee may
set up a sub-committee other than Disciplinary Committee
for the enquiry into the matter and to recommend to
the National Working Committee for the action.
(vi) The findings of the sub-committee will then be
placed before the National Working Committee for such
action as is deemed proper.
(vii) The decision of the National Committee will be
final and binding.
(a) Breach of Discipline :
Breach of Discipline includes the following :-
(j) Deliberately acting or carrying on propaganda against
the programmes and decisions of the Party.
(ii) Deliberately disregarding rules or disobeying orders
passed by any competent authority.
(iii) Indulging in fraudulent action relating to party
funds, enrolment of members or election Committees.
(iv) Being guilty of offences, involving moral turpitude,
black marketing, adulteration, bribery, corruption,
forgery embezzlement of Party funds.
(v) Deliberately acting in a way calculated to lower
the prestige of the Party or carrying on propaganda
against any party functionary / unit with an intent
to malign the victim .
(b) Notices :
(i) Notice can be issued at the instance of the President
of the Committee, competent to take disciplinary action,
provided that he/ she feels there is a prima facie breach
of discipline against the Committee or person concerned.
(ii) No final disciplinary action shall be taken without
an opportunity being given, to an individual concerned,
to explain its or his / her case and answer such charges
as are made against it or him / her.
(iii) However, no Notice is required for Suspension
pending enquiry.
(c) Appeal :
Any member dissatisfied with the decision of the Disciplinary
Committee may make an appeal to the Chairman / Chairperson
for redress of his / her proposed punishment.
The decision of the Chairman / Chairperson is final
.
RULE 7.
In case of any ad-hoc appointment in organisation level,
power lies as under :
(i) In case of abolishment of an existing Pradesh /
District specified in Article XI (a) (iv)
Chairman / Chairperson AITC shall have the power to
appoint ad-hoc State Executive Commmittee / District
President
(ii) State President have power to appoint ad-hoc District
Executive Committee Block / Town President for the purpose
of clause (1) above
RULE 8. UNDER ARTICLE V – MEMBERSHIP FORMS :
1. All India Trinamool Congress will authorise to the
Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee to print Membership
Forms. But the PTC Executive Committee may authorise
DTCs in writing to print Membership Forms. Any DTC,
printing the Membership Forms without such authorisation,
shall be liable to disciplinary action.
2. Membership Forms shall be serially numbered and in
the case of those printed by DTCs they should bear the
name of the District concerned as well. Full details
of forms so printed shall be supplied by the DTCs to
the PTC before they are issued to subordinate Congress
Committees.
3. In the case of membership Forms, they should be bound
in books of 25 Forms each.
4. (a) The District Trinamool Congress Committee shall
be primarily responsible for the enrolment of members
in the district. The PTC shall issue membership forms
to the DTCs which in turn shall issue them to the subordinate
Trinamool Congress Committees and through them to individuals.
Not more than 1250 membership forms shall be supplied
to an individual at a time. However, in case of MPs,
MLAs, MLCs and AITC members and PTC Office Bearers,
2500 membership forms may be supplied to individuals
only when full account of the forms already supplied
is rendered and the fees realised thereof are paid.
(b) If there are complaints against the subordinate
Trinamool Congress Committees that they are not making
available enough membership forms, the DTC may issue
them to individuals and may, if it deems fit, take disciplinary
action against the committees concerned. If there are
complaints that the DTCs are not issuing forms properly,
the PTC shall directly issue forms to committees and
individuals and may also take disciplinary action against
the DTCs concerned.
(c) Forms for enrollment of members shall in no case
be issued to individuals who are not at least members
of the Trinamool Congress.
5. (a) When the membership forms are issued to individuals
or Committees, a signed ackowledgement shall be obtained
in all cases and an undertaking to return the unused
forms with proper accounts, whenever called upon to
do so, be obtained.
(b) When unused membership forms are returned by individuals
or Committees, a signed ackowledgement shall be issued.
In the event if any individual failing to return the
unused forms and / or accounts in time, he shall be
disqualified form contesting the organisational elections.
6. (a) The PTC shall maintain separate registers for
the issue of forms to each Committee or individual with
their serial number and date of issue and return of
unused forms.
(b) The DTCs and the subordinate Congress Committees
should also maintain similar Registers
(c) In order to give the Party a well informed and ideologically
oriented cadre, the Trinamool Congressmen at all levels
shall participate in the study programme laid down by
the National Working Committee for Members.
RULE 9. UNDER ARTICLE X TERMS OF TRINAMOOL CONGRESS
COMMITTEE :
(a) The term of every Trinamool Congress Committee and
its Office Bearers, Executive Committee and members
shall ordinarily be Five years.
(b) Reservation for Women / SC / ST / OBC / Minorities
33% of the seats at different Committees shall be reserved
for the women.
Not less than 20% of the seats shall be reserved at
different Committees for SCs / STs / OBCs and Minorities.
Competent Authority shall have the authority to relax
the percentage of sectoral representations for the categories
stated above.
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